Rival Armed Groups Clash In Capital, Tripoli
Libyan militia groups opposed to the UN-backed government have launched a series of attacks on loyalist forces in the capital, ...
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Brazil Protesters Set Ministry On Fire
Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other ministerial buildings. ...
Ministerial Building Set On Fire During Clashes
Angry demonstrators in Brasilia have started a fire inside the ministry of agriculture and have damaged several other ministerial buildings. ...
Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism
Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters ...
141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...
Chinese Military Planes Intercept US Aircraft
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media in the United States have ...
Indonesian Gay Men Sentenced To Caning
A Sharia court in Indonesia’s Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex. ...
Nicaraguan Pastor Jailed For Woman’s Exorcism Death
An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in ...
Wall Collapse Kills Guests At Bharatpur Wedding
At least 22 people were killed at a wedding party in western India after a wall collapsed on the guests, ...
Four UN Peacekeepers Killed In Central African Republic
Four UN peacekeepers have been found dead and one remains missing after an attack on a convoy in the Central ...
‘One Refused To Be Released’
The 82 girls were taken to Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after their rescue on Saturday One of the ...
Le Pen Concedes Defeat After Easy Macron Win
The centrist candidate has won more than 60% of the vote, according to numerous estimates, comfortably beating far-right candidate Marine ...
France Bans Captive Breeding of Dolphins and Killer Whales
Campaigners hailed the move as the beginning of the end of "marine circuses" France has banned the breeding in captivity ...
Twin Blasts Kill Two In Philippines
The first blast came from a package that was being delivered by a man on a motorcycle At least two ...
India Launches Major Kashmir Anti-Militant Operation
Indian security forces are searching for militants in the restive region of Kashmir in what is being called a major ...
HRW Condemns Hamas Detention of ‘mentally Ill’ Israelis
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the "illegal" detention of two Israeli citizens by Hamas, releasing new details about the ...
Brazil FM Calls Maduro’s Constitution Move A ‘coup’
Fresh violence has erupted in Venezuela, a day after President Nicolas called for the constitution to be rewritten. Armed men ...
Opposition Condemns Maduro Move
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections as the country's political and ...
US Anti-Missile System ‘operational’ In South Korea
The Thaad system, seen here in a file photo, is designed to take out North Korean missiles The US military ...
India’s Assam Mob Kills Two Muslim Men Over ‘cow Theft’
Police in India say two Muslim men have been lynched by a mob which accused them of trying to steal ...